Title :
High-power, high-repetition-rate femtosecond pulses tunable in the ultraviolet
Author :
Ghotbi, M. ; Esteban-Martin, A. ; Ebrahim-Zadeh, M.
Author_Institution :
ICFO-Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Barcelona
Abstract :
Efficient femtosecond pulse generation across 250-355 nm in the ultraviolet is reported by internal doubling of a visible optical parametric oscillator. An average power of 225 mW in 132-fs pulses at 76 MHz is demonstrated.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser tuning; optical harmonic generation; optical parametric oscillators; optical phase matching; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; average laser power; femtosecond pulse generation; high-repetition-rate femtosecond pulses tunability; internal frequency doubling; phase-matching condition; power 225 mW; pump power; time 132 fs; titanium:sapphire laser; ultraviolet region; visible optical parametric oscillator; wavelength 250 nm to 355 nm; Biomedical optical imaging; Frequency conversion; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Power generation; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultrafast optics; 190.4360; 190.4400; 190.4970; 1902620;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
